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How can this happen here? So my wife and I, we went to the site, you know, the memorial site to see it because it's like, you know, perhaps grieving is you can't realize it or maybe accept it unless you sense it or are there physically. And I'll tell you, it really hit us when we went to that, to the site where it happened. And it's just like, oh my God, you know, it's like,

Anyway, to me, it's still sticking with me.

Anyway, to me, it's still sticking with me.

Yes, time helps, but it still sticks.

Yes, time helps, but it still sticks.

You know, we've talked in previous shows about gun violence, gun safety, racism, anti-Semitism, which really all these things are hitting at our core. How often is it that we need to keep hearing about and how often do we have to keep hearing and grieving? Even though these might not be people that you are close to, but you still grieve nonetheless.

You know, we've talked in previous shows about gun violence, gun safety, racism, anti-Semitism, which really all these things are hitting at our core. How often is it that we need to keep hearing about and how often do we have to keep hearing and grieving? Even though these might not be people that you are close to, but you still grieve nonetheless.

And, um, and everybody deals with it differently. It's just like some people say, well, geez, you know, it's out of my control. I can't do much about it. So it's like, I just keep going on with life where there are other people that become, um,

And, um, and everybody deals with it differently. It's just like some people say, well, geez, you know, it's out of my control. I can't do much about it. So it's like, I just keep going on with life where there are other people that become, um,

You know, and there are different ways of responding, too. You can respond at the personal level and you can respond at the community level. So think about this, for instance. It's like when people are up in arms about something, they'll march. They'll go to gatherings, big, huge gatherings.

You know, and there are different ways of responding, too. You can respond at the personal level and you can respond at the community level. So think about this, for instance. It's like when people are up in arms about something, they'll march. They'll go to gatherings, big, huge gatherings.

gatherings or meet at different, they become more spiritual where they have a sense that they need to connect spiritually. So they go to their churches or synagogues to connect with one another. Or be with everybody who is together sharing the grief. So these are hard things.

gatherings or meet at different, they become more spiritual where they have a sense that they need to connect spiritually. So they go to their churches or synagogues to connect with one another. Or be with everybody who is together sharing the grief. So these are hard things.

You know, we're dealing with wars right now, which, you know, I can respond to as a Jew, the angst that, and I really have angst. There's There's part of me that, you know, the history behind it all, and I grieve for the loss of life on the Israeli side. Then, you know, I grieve for, on the other side, you know, people's civilian lives that are taken in order for us to...

You know, we're dealing with wars right now, which, you know, I can respond to as a Jew, the angst that, and I really have angst. There's There's part of me that, you know, the history behind it all, and I grieve for the loss of life on the Israeli side. Then, you know, I grieve for, on the other side, you know, people's civilian lives that are taken in order for us to...

come to some kind of semblance of order and some kind of semblance of peace. The humanity comes out in us. For some people, the humanity is lacking, okay? And they don't grieve. They don't grieve in that way. So it's... You know, when you have family, for instance, like we do in Israel, I greatly, you know, my wife and family greatly appreciate just people checking in on us.

come to some kind of semblance of order and some kind of semblance of peace. The humanity comes out in us. For some people, the humanity is lacking, okay? And they don't grieve. They don't grieve in that way. So it's... You know, when you have family, for instance, like we do in Israel, I greatly, you know, my wife and family greatly appreciate just people checking in on us.

You know, how are you doing? How are you handling the situation? I might've mentioned, I can't remember on a previous show, a charge nurse at Methodist Hospital here in St. Louis Park, who is Ukrainian. And I check in with her every time I see her, how she's doing. And then when the war broke out in Israel, she didn't say a word to me except coming up to me and she said,

You know, how are you doing? How are you handling the situation? I might've mentioned, I can't remember on a previous show, a charge nurse at Methodist Hospital here in St. Louis Park, who is Ukrainian. And I check in with her every time I see her, how she's doing. And then when the war broke out in Israel, she didn't say a word to me except coming up to me and she said,

she put her arms around me and she said, now it's your turn for a hug. That's what she said. So she understood the grief on one end and I understood the grief on the other. So that helps. And so from a health standpoint, being there for other people when they need it is important, is really, really important.